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Senator plans to revise Web labeling bill

April 17, 2007 Republican Ted Stevens' bill includes proposals that aroused concern among civil liberties advocates, librarians and technology companies. TAGS: proposal, bill, senator, First Amendment, technology company, Republican, U.S.

Senators renew call for .xxx domains

March 17, 2006 Two Democrats propose a bill requiring feds to negotiate with ICANN to revive plans for the virtual red-light district. TAGS: domain, minor, proposal, district, domain name, bill, porn, senator, Democrat

Bill aims to school judges in patent law

May 19, 2006 Politicians call for decade-long "pilot programs" designed to expand expertise among federal judges handling the thorny cases. TAGS: district, litigation, proposal, federal judge, expertise, bill, court, Rep.

Justice Dept. defends mandatory Web-labeling bill

September 19, 2006 Bush administration dismisses free-speech impact of prison time for not labeling "sexually explicit" Web pages. TAGS: proposal, amendment, speech, communication, bill

Broadband bill hews to laissez-faire line

December 19, 2005 Republican senator's proposal aims to block overzealous government regulation of broadband, other communications. TAGS: telecommunications, BellSouth Corp., Sen., proposal, bill, regulation, AT&T Corp., broadband, Republican

Net neutrality proposal revived in Senate

January 9, 2007 Politicians reintroduce a bill aimed at barring network operators from prioritizing Net content. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Olympia Snowe, bill, regulation, AT&T Corp., proposal, Sen., Verizon Communications, Republican, broadband, security, video

Data breach bills resurface in Congress

February 7, 2007 Two bills take different approaches toward the tricky concept of how to regulate what happens if a company has a data leak. TAGS: security breach, Computer Fraud, breach, Patrick Leahy, bill, proposal, senator, agency, security

Senator revives data leak proposals

January 11, 2007 Democrat Dianne Feinstein reintroduced measures regarding data security breaches, but some worry her bills make too many exceptions. TAGS: breach, personally identifiable information, bill, proposal, data security, exception, attorney, senator, security

Web labeling mandate surfaces in Senate

June 15, 2006 Operators of commercial sites containing sexually explicit content would have to post warning labels--or face up to 15 years in prison. TAGS: bill, proposal, law, service provider, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, image

Bill puts cops first in data leak notification

May 11, 2006 Anyone who holds personal data would be forced to report security breaches to law enforcement before telling affected consumers. TAGS: data security, proposal, bill, social security number, Social Security, Rep., personal information, notification, Democrat, Republican, security

Politicos propose new action on Net neutrality

May 18, 2006 House bill aims to make the concept enforceable under antitrust law, while senators continue to ponder their own action. Musician Moby raises voice for Net neutrality TAGS: Net Neutrality, antitrust, antitrust law, Rick Boucher, committee, Edward Markey, Democrat, proposal, bill, broadband provider, broadband, telecommunications

Bill would force Web sites to delete personal info

February 8, 2006 Proposal before Congress would require sites to delete data about visitors if it's no longer needed for "legitimate" business purpose. TAGS: proposal, visitor, personal information, bill, Time Warner Inc., Google Inc., search engine, Yahoo! Inc., e-mail address, e-mail

Democrats to push new Net sex-predator laws

August 3, 2007 House leaders are planning a fresh look at laws aimed at keeping offenders off social-networking sites and heightening child-porn penalties. TAGS: Democrat, proposal, Internet service, service provider, law, bill, leader, MySpace, Internet Service Provider, IM, database

Senate panel proposes Net user 'bill of rights'

June 19, 2006 Politicians try again to find middle ground among fans and foes of Net neutrality regulations, but critics aren't satisfied. TAGS: Net Neutrality, network management, committee, proposal, bill, Republican, Internet service, Democrat, service provider, broadband, Internet Service Provider, video

Tech asks departing Republicans for favors

November 14, 2006 Tech lobbyists are mounting a last-minute campaign to press the waning days of a Republican Congress for action. TAGS: H1-B visa, R&D, Republican, lobbyist, politician, proposal, bill, tax, session, Washington, Democrat

Week in review: Policing the Net

February 9, 2007 Some in Congress want to see ISPs track your online activities and report suspicious content to the authorities. TAGS: Steve Jobs, record company, Week in review, proposal, digital-rights management, Internet Service Provider, Internet provider, Internet service, service provider, reader, Apple Computer, bill, children, activity, letter, Apple iTunes
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